Squad of babus to ensure development in tribal areas

After constituting an anti-Maoist team, the state government has deployed an 11-member core team of civil service officials in the tribal-majority areas to ensure that the development programmes reach the beneficiaries.

| TNN | Jun 12, 2014, 08:13 IST

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: After constituting an anti-Maoist team, the state government has deployed an 11-member core team of civil service officials in the tribal-majority areas to ensure that the development programmes reach the beneficiaries. The team, comprising IAS, IPS and IFS officials, will focus on core tribal areas of Kasaragod, Kannur, Wayanad, Malappuram, Palakkad, Thrissur, Idukki and Thiruvananthapuram, where intelligence reports had warned of chances of left extremist forces trying to gain support of the tribal community.

The government has identified Parappa block in Kasaragod, Iritty block in Kannur, Panamaram, Thirunelli, Pulpally, Noolpuzha, Mooppainad and Meppadi grama panchayats in Wayanad, Nilambur block in Malappuram, Chittur and Attapadi blocks in Palakkad, Chalakkudy block in Thrissur, Devikulam block in Idukki and Kuttichal block in Thiruvananthapuram in this regard.

"A number of welfare schemes are implemented for the uplift of the tribal community but they are hardly reaching the community members. Unless the areas inhabited by Adivasis are provided the basic infrastructure and Adivasi families get a basic source for a decent living, the problems pertaining to alleged growth of left extremist activities in these areas will not change," said the order appointing the officials, issued by the home department on June 7.

A committee of secretaries of scheduled tribes, general education, health, revenue, home and vigilance departments have also been constituted to monitor the activities of the 11-member team.

The official team will ensure that the infrastructure facilities -- roads, water supply, power, fair price shops, schools and health centres -- and livelihood measures like land rights, agricultural facilities and vocational training for youths are intact in these areas.

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